a hack to acces the chrome history db

chrome_hack.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
+
+import sqlite3, os, filecmp
+
+
+def Chrome_History_Hack(history_path):
+	# A hack to deal with the fact that Chrome puts an exclusive lock on the history database
+	# It copies the history database and accesses that instead of the locked file.
+	# Afterwards the database copy is removed. 
+	a = history_path+'Copy'
+	if os.path.exists(a):
+		if filecmp.cmp(history_path, a) == False:
+			os.system('rm '+a)
+			os.system('cp "'+history_path+'" "'+a+'"')
+	else:
+		os.system('cp "'+history_path+'" "'+a+'"')
+
+	conn = sqlite3.connect(a)
+	c = conn.cursor()
+	c.execute('select urls.url, urls.last_visit_time FROM urls ORDER BY urls.last_visit_time DESC')
+	url = c.fetchone()
+	os.system('rm "'+a+'"')
+	return url[0]
+
+#print Chrome_History_Hack(chromium_osx)
+